Erasmus+ TCA thematic webinar
Building up the capacity
– family and school together for well-being
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Pori, Finland, 19 - 20 April 2021
Webinar Programme
version 27.1.2021
Moderator for the days: Mr. Miika Kekki
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Monday, 19 April
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Schedule in Central European Time (CET)​
9.45 Connecting to webinar platform and technical installations
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10.00 Official opening of the webinar & welcoming words by General Director Olli-Pekka Heinonen, Finnish National Agency for Education and Director of education, Esa Kohtamäki, City of Pori
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10.15 Why cooperation with parents matters, Executive director Ulla Siimes, Finnish Parents League (Vanhempainliitto)
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10.30 The Finnish model for the well-being of children and young people, Director Henni Axelin, Division for Youth Work and Youth Policy, Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland
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10.45 Workshop (5 groups): Getting to know each other and a short exercise
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11.15 Short break
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11.30 Keynote 1: "Voimaperheet" - Power families in the context of early childhood education and care"
Mr Andre Sourander, Professor of Child Psychiatry at the University of Turku, Finland
Discussions
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12.10 Lunch break
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13.30 Workshops on different themes. Participants can choose one workshop of their interest to participate in
The art of deploying validated interventions at schools: validation, implementation, and measuring effectiveness, CEO Itla Children´s Foundation & Professor, University of Vaasa
Let's talk about children (LT), Professor emerita Tytti Solantaus, Mental Health Finland (Mieli ry)
SomeBody® & Family Somebody, Satu Vaininen and Marjo Keckman, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences
Your turn, Mothers! & Parents to school! projects, Minna Perokorpi-Sulin, Maija Tanneraho and Laura Aurola, Careeria
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14.45 Tools for parental involvement and support, European Toolkit for Schools, Aristea Politi, European Commission
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15.00 Short break
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15.15 Keynote 2: "Menthal health literacy from early childhood education and care to higher education and teacher training"
Ms Yifeng Wei, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychiatry Dpt, Dalhousie University, Canada
Discussions
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16.00 End of the first day
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Tuesday, 20 April
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9.15 Connecting to webinar platform and instructions for the second day
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9.30 Destination 1 video:
Visiting the schools of Tuulikello and Itätuuli (basic education; grades 1-9)
10 .00 Destination 2 video:
Visiting the school (basic education; grades 1-9) and the kindergarten (children 0-6 years) at the Kaarisilta district.
10.30 Destination 3 video:
Visiting the Otava community house and Satanuoret (peer support programme for parents of children in the national child welfare system)
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11:00 - 12.15 Lunch break
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12.15 Group discussions based on the study visit observations and participants' own national perceptions
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12.45 Keynote 3: "Parental involvement in compulsory schools in Iceland"
Kristín Jónsdóttir, Assistant professor, University of Iceland (tbc)
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Discussions
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13.30 Introduction to the Erasmus+ programme, Jón Svanur Jóhannsson, Erasmus+ SE Senior Adviser, Icelandic Erasmus+ National Agency
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Erasmus+ project example from Iceland on inclusion
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Networking and planning future cooperation
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14.15 Short break
14.30 Keynote 4: "Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy"
Ms Pirjo Tuovila, DDP-therapist, Master of Social Sciences and Licentiate of Arts (Psychology)
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14.50 Wrapping up the results of the two-day webinar
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15.00 End of the webinar and instructions for follow-up
The programme may be subject to change without prior notice.
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